Local Issues

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) reintroduced the Climate Solutions Act, a bold, progressive plan to cut carbon pollution and invest in America’s renewable energy industry. The Climate Solutions Act encourages strong renewable energy standards by requiring that 100 percent of electricity sold in the United States be generated from renewable sources by 2035.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in honor of Labor Day, a federal holiday dedicated to honoring the American labor movement and workers across America.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced that the city of Rancho Palos Verdes will receive a $23.3 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a landslide mitigation project. The funding will support the city’s Portuguese Mud/Landslide Community Infrastructure Resilience Project to stabilize a 240-acre landslide area, eliminate excess moisture, and reduce future ground movement.

LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) announced a new $5,000 per student basic needs scholarship to 50 college-going foster youth at Camp Ready, an event to welcome a new class of students to the Ready to Succeed program. Ready to Succeed is an innovative college and career accelerator organization with 200 foster youth and first-generation college student participants.

WASHINGTON – Today, California Aerospace Caucus Co-Chairs Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), and Ken Calvert (R-CA), along with Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Space Infrastructure Act, bipartisan legislation to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services and technology as a sector of critical infrastructure.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of Members in sending a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for an investigation into Shell, ExxonMobil, and potentially other fossil fuel companies to determine whether their coordinated campaigns of climate change deception violated federal law.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), joined by 76 of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officers of major U.S. airlines urging their companies to better inform passengers of eligibility and passport regulations for international travel. International air travel has spiked following the COVID-19 pandemic, with the State Department reporting record demand for passport applications and renewals.

LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) joined Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) and other state and local officials at the groundbreaking of five new buildings at the West Los Angeles VA. Buildings 401A, 402, 404, 156 and 157 will provide supportive housing for 380 unhoused and at-risk veterans and their families.